hsntnovel Chapter 1859 Giving Gifts
Chapter 1859 Giving Gifts
In the dining hall, many concubines had gathered. Following Li Shen's example, Li Shimin also liked to eat together when he went out.
Just like Li Shen said, food tastes better and is more lively when there are more people.
Li Shen came out of the study and ran away, with cold sweat all over his back.
Just now, I almost fell into my father's trap and lost millions of taels of wealth.
He is very short of money now, and he is hoping to fill the gap of 4 million strings of cash by betting on football.
If I were not short of money, it wouldn't matter if I gave my father an extra 10% or 20%, but he is short of money now.
Li Shen came to the dining hall, running and stumbling. Since there were no outsiders there, he did not wait for his father.
After entering, Li Shen saw Empress Changsun's own mother, and he stepped forward to pay his respects.
After exchanging greetings with these concubines, Li Shimin finally arrived.
However, after Li Shimin entered the dining hall, the look he gave Li Shen was not so friendly.
He is completely different from just now.
Empress Changsun and Concubine Wei had long been accustomed to this, and as long as the two of them didn't fight, they were already living in peace.
If things go wrong, there will be a scene of chaos and confusion. Li Shen is the first person who dares to run away in front of His Majesty since the founding of the Tang Dynasty.
He is also the only person whom His Majesty chases and beats, and is known as a man as strong as the wind.
The concubines in the palace had seen that scene countless times over the past ten years, and Empress Changsun and Concubine Wei were no strangers to it.
Now it’s good enough that the two of them are just glaring at each other.
After Li Shimin took his seat, others began to take their seats. Li Shen looked around.
If they weren't his stepmothers, Li Shen would have wanted to sit at another table.
But Li Shen still understood the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues, so he had to sit down reluctantly.
Because Li Shen liked to eat light food, the food on the table was usually very light, and there were two maids helping to pick cabbage.
With a crunch sound, Li Shen took a piece of cabbage, dipped it in egg sauce and started to eat it.
Li Shen has eaten too much meat and fish these days, so eating some with pickles feels particularly sweet and refreshing.
In the Tang Dynasty, most of the powerful and wealthy were obese, which was a sign of their affluent life.
Li Shen is tall and strong, and he has a good figure and is not that fat.
Coupled with regular exercise, he has always maintained a good figure.
As the saying goes, you eat more and gain weight, but you lose weight.
The size of Prince Ji’s mansion has its advantages, as it is quite a distance from the back house to the main gate.
The key point is that Li Shen takes his baby for a walk at home and runs around the back garden, which allows him to increase his exercise.
"Shen'er, is the food delicious?" Seeing Li Shen eating so hard, Empress Changsun asked with a smile.
"Delicious, delicious. Mother is always good to her children. She knows what she likes to eat."
After Li Shen nodded, he gave Empress Changsun a sweet smile.
His well-behaved appearance made Empress Changsun even happier and more fond of him.
Li Shimin, who was watching from the side, took a big bite of the cabbage in his hand.
It’s a pity that he didn’t know there was a term called green tea bitch, otherwise he would definitely tell Li Shen about it.
"Erlang, didn't you hunt some wild game yesterday? Why don't you give them to Shen'er as a reward and let him take them back?"
Looking at her husband, Empress Changsun asked with a smile.
Li Shimin wanted to say no, but seeing his wife's happy expression, he could only nod helplessly:
"Guanyin, you are the boss."
Upon hearing this, Empress Chang Sun said to Li Shen:
"Shen'er, your father hunted some game yesterday, including a deer and a fox.
You can take it back with you when you go back later. You are weak, so you need to take some supplements."
"Thank you for the reward, mother." Li Shen immediately stood up and saluted after hearing this.
Deer meat is very nutritious. Although not as nutritious as deer blood, deer meat nourishes the spleen and replenishes qi, warms the kidneys and strengthens yang, and is a warming tonic.
Li Shen now concludes that women in ancient times died early generally because they gave birth to children too early and too many children, which damaged their vitality and caused them to be weak and sickly.
Men die early, usually because they have too many wives and concubines and die of exhaustion.
At least that’s what Li Shen himself thinks.
Just like Empress Changsun, who married Li Shimin at the age of thirteen and gave birth to seven children.
Li Shen analyzed that this was the reason why his vital energy was damaged and he got the disease.
Therefore, Li Shen was very concerned about the health of his whole family, especially his calf, who was always being nourished.
"Hmph!" Li Shimin snorted at the side, expressing his disdain.
Li Shen also wanted to snort to express his dissatisfaction, but he didn't dare.
When Li Shen sat down, he suddenly saw his mother winking at him.
Li Shen understood that his mother wanted him to coax his father so that he wouldn't be angry anymore.
But Li Shen shook his head unwillingly, and then he was met with his mother's sharp eyes.
Oh~~~Okay, okay, Li Shen sighed secretly. The look in his mother's eyes made Li Shen feel cold in his butt.
"Stone, Stone, have someone bring the stuff in."
Li Shen's sudden words made everyone stop eating and look at Li Shen.
I don’t know what trouble Li Shen is going to cause next.
After a while, seven or eight eunuchs were seen walking in from the door, carefully carrying something.
This thing is very big, at least three feet long and wide, and is wrapped in a layer of animal skin.
"Gently, gently, keep steady, slow down..." Shi Tou directed from the side.
The eunuchs moved step by step, fearing that something might go wrong.
The steward of Prince Ji's Mansion who just came in said that this is a gift from His Royal Highness Prince Ji to Your Majesty.
If they break, they will lose their heads.
"Shen'er, this is..." Empress Changsun asked after seeing this scene.
"Mother, this is a gift specially given to Aye." Li Shen stood up and replied.
"Oh? Shen'er is indeed filial, Erlang, don't you think so?" Hearing this, Empress Changsun hurriedly said to Li Shimin with a smile.
Li Shimin looked at this flat object and was also a little curious.
But he didn't hold out much hope, because when had Li Shen ever given him anything good?
Even his favorite set of bloodstone tea set was given to him by Li Shen when he asked him to do something for him.
As a result, two cups were almost stolen by his own granddaughter.
"Put it on the ground, slowly and gently," Li Shen came to the eunuchs and instructed them to put the things on the flat ground.
Seeing Li Shen's worried look, Li Shimin gave up his original guess that it was a wooden product.
It's so afraid of falling, could it be porcelain?
But this porcelain is too big, and there is no such thing as flat porcelain.
As the things were slowly put down, everyone became curious.
It is well known that Prince Ji is an extraordinary person, and anything that can make Prince Ji so cautious must be a rare and precious thing.
Shitou was squatting on the ground, untying the ropes and opening the animal skin, only to see another layer of animal skin wrapped inside.
After opening four or five layers in succession, the array of objects was finally revealed.
Li Shen squatted down and uncovered the last layer himself, and said to Li Shimin:
"Aye, please look."